The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association and the United States Postal Service have negotiated a Tentative Agreement to cover the three-year period from May 21, 2024 to May 20, 2027.
July 1, 2024 Please see the documentation linked below for information on the latest MDD release to familiarize yourself with the latest scanner changes. USPS Presentation: MDD-TR Release 8.0 Source: NRLCA
May 21, 2024 USPS and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) have agreed to continue contract negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement. The NRLCA represents more than 128,000 rural carriers nationwide. Source: USPS NRLCA Press Release – May 21, 2024
April 1, 2024 The USPS-NRLCA Joint Rural Contract Administration Manual (RCAM) is being posted on the Postal Service MyHR web page and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) website. This documentation is designed as a resource for the administration of the National Agreement. Jointly prepared by the NRLCA and the Postal Service, this manual…
August 30, 2023 IMPORTANT: USPS notifies NRLCA of payroll errors affecting over 45,000 rural carriers; ALL affected carriers will be entitled to salary advances on Friday The NRLCA has learned about an egregious payroll error this pay period affecting more than 45,000 rural carriers. We have had multiple discussions with the USPS yesterday and into…
The NRLCA has been a weak union since the 1978 contract when it agreed to an annual pay cut for rural carriers of $2000 rather than go to national arbitration like the other postal unions. After the NALC severed bargaining ties with the APWU in 1994, NALC President Vince Sombrotto tried to get the rural…
I. FACTS At all relevant times, Charging Party Tamara Newboles was a regular rural carrier at the Postal Service’s Bend Detached Carrier Unit (“Bend DCU” or “Employer”) and a member of the National Rural Letter Carriers Association (“NRLCA” or “Union”). In July of 2019, the Bend Main Post Office Supervisor issued an edict prioritizing Sunday…
The U.S. Postal Service’s package volume and weight have increased as First-Class Mail has declined, representing a change in mail mix. The OIG found a correlation between total package weight and letter carrier injuries. The OIG found that the Postal Service has no specific protocols in place outlining how a carrier should deliver a heavy…
